diff --git a/po/wesnoth-ai/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-ai/remove-potcdate.sin
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-# Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
-# from a POT file.
-#
-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
-# pattern is achieved by looking at the hold space.
-/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
-x
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-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
-g
-d
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-x
-:b
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diff --git a/po/wesnoth-anl/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-anl/remove-potcdate.sin
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-# Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
-# from a POT file.
-#
-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
-# pattern is achieved by looking at the hold space.
-/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
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-s/P/P/
-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
-g
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-# The hold space was nonempty. Following occurrences. Do nothing.
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diff --git a/po/wesnoth-aoi/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-aoi/remove-potcdate.sin
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-#Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
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-#
-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
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-/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
-x
-# Test if the hold space is empty.
-s/P/P/
-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
-g
-d
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-:a
-# The hold space was nonempty. Following occurrences. Do nothing.
-x
-:b
-}
diff --git a/po/wesnoth-did/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-did/remove-potcdate.sin
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-#Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
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-#
-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
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-/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
-x
-# Test if the hold space is empty.
-s/P/P/
-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
-g
-d
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-# The hold space was nonempty. Following occurrences. Do nothing.
-x
-:b
-}
diff --git a/po/wesnoth-dm/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-dm/remove-potcdate.sin
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-#Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
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-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
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-/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
-x
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-s/P/P/
-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
-g
-d
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-# The hold space was nonempty. Following occurrences. Do nothing.
-x
-:b
-}
diff --git a/po/wesnoth-dw/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-dw/remove-potcdate.sin
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-#Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
-# from a POT file.
-#
-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
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-/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
-x
-# Test if the hold space is empty.
-s/P/P/
-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
-g
-d
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-x
-:b
-}
diff --git a/po/wesnoth-editor/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-editor/remove-potcdate.sin
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-# Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
-# from a POT file.
-#
-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
-# pattern is achieved by looking at the hold space.
-/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
-x
-# Test if the hold space is empty.
-s/P/P/
-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
-g
-d
-bb
-:a
-# The hold space was nonempty. Following occurrences. Do nothing.
-x
-:b
-}
diff --git a/po/wesnoth-ei/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-ei/remove-potcdate.sin
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-# Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
-# from a POT file.
-#
-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
-# pattern is achieved by looking at the hold space.
-/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
-x
-# Test if the hold space is empty.
-s/P/P/
-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
-g
-d
-bb
-:a
-# The hold space was nonempty. Following occurrences. Do nothing.
-x
-:b
-}
diff --git a/po/wesnoth-httt/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-httt/remove-potcdate.sin
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-# Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
-# from a POT file.
-#
-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
-# pattern is achieved by looking at the hold space.
-/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
-x
-# Test if the hold space is empty.
-s/P/P/
-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
-g
-d
-bb
-:a
-# The hold space was nonempty. Following occurrences. Do nothing.
-x
-:b
-}
diff --git a/po/wesnoth-l/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-l/remove-potcdate.sin
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-#Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
-# from a POT file.
-#
-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
-# pattern is achieved by looking at the hold space.
-/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
-x
-# Test if the hold space is empty.
-s/P/P/
-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
-g
-d
-bb
-:a
-# The hold space was nonempty. Following occurrences. Do nothing.
-x
-:b
-}
diff --git a/po/wesnoth-lib/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-lib/remove-potcdate.sin
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-# Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
-# from a POT file.
-#
-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
-# pattern is achieved by looking at the hold space.
-/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
-x
-# Test if the hold space is empty.
-s/P/P/
-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
-g
-d
-bb
-:a
-# The hold space was nonempty. Following occurrences. Do nothing.
-x
-:b
-}
diff --git a/po/wesnoth-low/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-low/remove-potcdate.sin
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-# Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
-# from a POT file.
-#
-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
-# pattern is achieved by looking at the hold space.
-/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
-x
-# Test if the hold space is empty.
-s/P/P/
-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
-g
-d
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-# The hold space was nonempty. Following occurrences. Do nothing.
-x
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-}
diff --git a/po/wesnoth-multiplayer/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-multiplayer/remove-potcdate.sin
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-# Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
-# from a POT file.
-#
-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
-# pattern is achieved by looking at the hold space.
-/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
-x
-# Test if the hold space is empty.
-s/P/P/
-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
-g
-d
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-x
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-}
diff --git a/po/wesnoth-nr/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-nr/remove-potcdate.sin
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-# Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
-# from a POT file.
-#
-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
-# pattern is achieved by looking at the hold space.
-/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
-x
-# Test if the hold space is empty.
-s/P/P/
-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
-g
-d
-bb
-:a
-# The hold space was nonempty. Following occurrences. Do nothing.
-x
-:b
-}
diff --git a/po/wesnoth-sof/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-sof/remove-potcdate.sin
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-#Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
-# from a POT file.
-#
-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
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-/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
-x
-# Test if the hold space is empty.
-s/P/P/
-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
-g
-d
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-# The hold space was nonempty. Following occurrences. Do nothing.
-x
-:b
-}
diff --git a/po/wesnoth-sotbe/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-sotbe/remove-potcdate.sin
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-#Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
-# from a POT file.
-#
-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
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-/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
-x
-# Test if the hold space is empty.
-s/P/P/
-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
-g
-d
-bb
-:a
-# The hold space was nonempty. Following occurrences. Do nothing.
-x
-:b
-}
diff --git a/po/wesnoth-tb/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-tb/remove-potcdate.sin
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-# Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
-# from a POT file.
-#
-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
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-/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
-x
-# Test if the hold space is empty.
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-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
-g
-d
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-# The hold space was nonempty. Following occurrences. Do nothing.
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-}
diff --git a/po/wesnoth-test/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-test/remove-potcdate.sin
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-# Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
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-#
-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
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-/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
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-# Test if the hold space is empty.
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-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
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diff --git a/po/wesnoth-thot/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-thot/remove-potcdate.sin
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-# Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
-# from a POT file.
-#
-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
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-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
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diff --git a/po/wesnoth-trow/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-trow/remove-potcdate.sin
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-# Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
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-#
-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
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-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
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diff --git a/po/wesnoth-tsg/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-tsg/remove-potcdate.sin
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-# Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
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-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
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-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
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diff --git a/po/wesnoth-tutorial/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-tutorial/remove-potcdate.sin
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-# Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
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-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
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-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
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-d
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diff --git a/po/wesnoth-units/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth-units/remove-potcdate.sin
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-# Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
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-#
-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
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-/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
-x
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-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
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diff --git a/po/wesnoth-utbs/POTFILES.in b/po/wesnoth-utbs/POTFILES.in
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-# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
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-/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
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-ta
-# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
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diff --git a/po/wesnoth/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/wesnoth/remove-potcdate.sin
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